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Auburn University
AuburnALAbove.jpg
Campus from above
Motto "For the advancement of science and arts"
Type Public
Established 1856
Endowment $378.6 million
President Jay Gogue
Administrative staff
 1,200
Students 24,137
Undergraduates 20,302
Postgraduates 3,245
Location
Auburn
,
Alabama
,
United States
Campus Suburban
Athletics NCAA Division I FBS
Nickname Tigers
Mascot Aubie the Tiger ORAU, SEC
Website www.auburn.edu

Auburn University is a university in the U.S. state of Alabama. Auburn University is in the city of Auburn, Alabama. People can usually just say Auburn for short when they are talking about the University. There are about 24,000 students in school at Auburn.

Auburn opened February 1, 1856 but was named the East Alabama Male College. The university changed the name many times until 1960 when it was named Auburn University. Auburn is one of three large universities in Alabama. The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama has the same number of students and the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama is the third largest. Auburn University has 12 colleges on campus, including agriculture, architecture, business, education, engineering, forestry, human sciences, liberal arts, nursing, pharmacy, mathematics, and medicine.

The Auburn University sports teams are named the Auburn Tigers and the mascot is a tiger named Aubie.


Images for kids

  • 1883 Old Main Building South College Street Auburn Alabama

    "Old Main", the first building on Auburn's campus, was destroyed by fire in 1887

  • 1890s Samford Hall Auburn Alabama

    Samford Hall in the 1890s

  • Auburn cadets

    API Cadets drill on Ross Square in 1918

  • AuburnUniversity-SamfordHall

    Samford Hall, located on College Street in Auburn, houses the university's administration.

  • Cater Hall Auburn University

    Katharine Cooper Cater Hall

  • Aubie-01

    Aubie, the Auburn University Tiger Mascot

  • 1913 Auburn football team Champions of South

    Auburn Tigers undefeated 1913 team

  • Jordan hare stadium

    Jordan–Hare Stadium, 2005

  • Rolling Toomers Corner Auburn University

    The Auburn tradition of rolling Toomer's Corner after a sports win

  • AmbroseRowdyGaines

    Rowdy Gaines preparing for a meet while swimming for Auburn

  • GoldenEagle-Nova

    Nova, War Eagle VII

See also

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